follow

Meanings

• to travel behind, go after, come after
  • "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"
  • "Please follow the guide through the museum"
• be later in time
  • "Tuesday always follows Monday"
• come as a logical consequence; follow logically
  • "It follows that your assertion is false"
• travel along a certain course
  • "follow the road"
  • "follow the trail"
• act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  • "Follow these simple rules"
• come after in time, as a result
  • "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
• behave in accordance or in agreement with
  • "Follow a pattern"
  • "Follow my example"
• be next
  • "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
  • "She followed the feminist movement"
• to bring something about at a later time than
  • "She followed dinner with a brandy"
  • "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
• imitate in behavior; take as a model
  • "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
  • "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
• follow with the eyes or the mind
  • "She followed the men with the binoculars"
• be the successor (of)
  • "Carter followed Ford"
• perform an accompaniment to
  • "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
• keep informed
• to be the product or result
• accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
  • "Let's follow our great helmsman!"
  • "She followed a guru for years"
• adhere to or practice
  • "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
• keep under surveillance
  • "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
• follow in or as if in pursuit
  • "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
• grasp the meaning
  • "Can you follow her argument?"
  • "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
• keep to

Synonyms

abide by, accompany, adopt, be, come, come after, comply, conform to, espouse, fall out, keep abreast, keep an eye on, keep up, observe, play along, postdate, pursue, stick to, stick with, succeed, surveil, survey, take after, trace, travel along, watch, watch over